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Neoplecostomus franciscoensis

Neoplecostomus franciscoensis

Classification

Neoplecostomus franciscoensis is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armoured catfishes, and the subfamily Hypoptopomatinae, the cascudinhos. This catfish is endemic to Brazil. Taxonomy Neoplecostomus franciscoensis was first formally described in 1990 by the ichthyologist Francisco Langeani-Neto with its type locality given as a tributary stream of the Mutuca creek, side of road from Belo Horizonte to Nova Lima at kilometre 20, at about 20°60'S, 43°55'W, in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Brazil · 16